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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1908
Page
26
Representatives Perkins and Slayden press for higher diplomatic salaries arguing only the wealthy can afford to serve abroad under current conditions. They urge changes to housing and compensation to attract capable envoys, citing Hill incident and debates over ambassadorial appointments to Berlin and other capitals.
Congress reports show a bill to limit federal courts injunction power and curb state officer enforcement of state laws. The postal savings bill is favorably reported. Five treaties, including Canadian boundary and Great Lakes boundary agreements with Great Britain, are ratified. Eulogies for late Senators Morgan and Pettus planned. The House convenes at 11 30 a.m. with debates on the diplomatic bill and housing diplomats abroad.
Representative Hobson of Alabama, who led the President's bid for four battleships, told the White House the big navy fight will continue. He argued the issue is broader than party and criticized John Sharp Williams for making it a party matter, noting Democratic votes would have been higher otherwise.
The District subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee finished the Pastrict appropriation bill yesterday and the bill will be reported to the Senate today. Today is set aside for eulogies of the late Senators Morgan and Pettus, so the District will not be considered until next Monday. The Senate District Committee meeting did not occur yesterday morning and will not meet again until next Friday.
Representative Sims of Tennessee introduced in the House a bill to extend Minnesota Avenue northeast from Whitting Lane subdivision to connect with Minnesota Avenue in South Fout West subdivision with a width of ninety feet. The Commissioners are authorized to begin condemnation proceedings in the District Supreme Court for the necessary land within ninety days after passage of the act.
Speaker Cannon and Chairman Paine threaten a congressional probe into the International Paper Company if the Attorney General does not demonstrate substantial action soon. The planned inquiry would examine supply sources, manufacturing methods, and distribution of wood pulp products amid claims of restraint of trade and rising prices.
Senate actions include a $3 million claim settlement involving Sweden and the late John Slee to Abnets, with a postmaster nomination at Columbia. Panama Canal leases proposed to boost agriculture. Burkett and Elkins clash over commodities clause timing. Mann lighthouse bill favorable, detailing survivor benefits and ration allowances for keepers and dependents.
In a late debate speech Representative Burton of Ohio traced today’s business depression to three main factors: public and private extravagance lack of harmony between production branches and capital absorbed in anticipated demand. He cited examples from infrastructure to new factories, urging coordinated action to avoid future downturns.
Members of Congress show interest in a new phase of a bill aimed at Bea ming race track. They believe enactment could end Benning track but trigger riskier gambling near Washington. The Senate amendments alter Benning road funding language and prompt calls to send the bill back to the District Committee for fuller study.
Charles A Pillsbury editor of the Republican Journal of Belfast Maine, long a member of the first committee to manage the House press gallery, visited yesterday after years away. He helped appoint the South’s Washington representative, James G Blaine era. Other 1868 appointees were Gen Boynton and George Adams. Now only two veterans remain: W B Shaw and W C MacBride.
A list from the White House meeting includes Senator Gamble of South Dakota Representatives Denby and Smith of Michigan Diekema Wangeh Fasset and Bennett of New York Calder Hobson Pearre and others. Seth Low former New York mayor Civil Service Commissioner McIlhenny and Treasury official Beek Man Winthrop Michael J Dady of Brooklyn are mentioned.
Senate and House conferees have agreed on an Army pay raise based on service branches, while disagreement remains on barracks and quarters funding. The Senate proposed 34.5 million for construction with strict limits, but House conferees fear misallocation and plan to delay further action until Representative Hull returns from Town.
A Republican plan to dampen Democratic power proposes amending House rules. If adopted, the Speaker may order teller votes recorded as members pass, with names entered on the journal on the demand of one fifth of those present, unless a roll call is ordered.
Senate debates on curbing federal court injunctions, considering a substitute bill banning injunctions except in bankruptcy. Heyburn opposes, Burkett pushes broader ban. Knox urges protection of state enforcement. Minor land reclamation fund measure advances briefly as Senate adjourns to executive session.
Georgia's Mr Griggs argues for complete white control as essential to peace and prosperity, dismisses technical education as a solution, and warns against amalgamation. He envisions disenfranchising Southern blacks while white men relocate rather than accept subordination, predicting a future division into white elites and black laborers.
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